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Lil Peep

Gustav Elijah Åhr(Swedish pronunciation:[ˈoːr];November 1, 1996 – November 15, 2017), known professionally asLil Peep,was an American rapper and singer-songwriter.[4]He was a member of theemo rapcollectiveGothBoiClique.Helping pioneer anemo revival-style ofrapandrockmusic, Lil Peep has been credited as a leading figure of emo rap music and served as an inspiration to outcasts andyouth subcultures.[5]

Lil Peep
A pink-haired Caucasian male with visible tattoos on his hands, neck, and forehead. He wears a red t-shirt which shows the NHL's New Jersey Devils logo.
Lil Peep in August 2016
Born
Gustav Elijah Åhr

(1996-11-01)November 1, 1996
Allentown, Pennsylvania,U.S.
DiedNovember 15, 2017(2017-11-15)(aged 21)
Tucson, Arizona,U.S.
Cause of deathAccidentalfentanylandalprazolam(Xanax)overdose[1]
Other namesTrap Goose
Citizenship
  • Sweden
  • United States
Occupations
  • Rapper
  • singer
  • songwriter
Years active2014–2017
RelativesJohn Womack(grandfather)
Musical career
OriginLong Beach, New York,U.S.
Genres
InstrumentVocals
Labels
Formerly ofGothBoiClique
Websitelilpeep

Born inAllentown, Pennsylvania,to an American mother and aSwedishfather and raised onLong Island,Åhr started producing and releasing music onSoundCloudin 2013 under the nameTrap Goose,[6]later changing hisstage nameto Lil Peep because his mother had called him "Peep" since he was a baby.[7]Two years later, in 2015, he emerged as an immensely popular musician on the platform following the release of his single "Star Shopping", and his popularity grew further with his release of mixtapesLil Peep; Part OneandLive Foreverlater that year. In 2016, Lil Peep released his widely acclaimed mixtapesCrybabyandHellboy.He also participated in collaborative musical projects, leading to the release ofCalifornia GirlsandVertigo.

Lil Peep's first live performance was as a member of Schemaposse on February 12, 2016, inTucson, Arizona.Later that year, he toured briefly withFat Nick,Smokepurpp,and others. In the spring of 2017, Lil Peep embarked on his first solo tour, performing to packed venues in three Russian cities, making his way across western Europe, and then across the United States. Soon after the tour, Lil Peep moved to London, where he recorded his EPGoth Angel Sinner,and in August he released his debut studio album,Come Over When You're Sober, Pt. 1.[8]

While his mixtapes exploredemo,trap,lo-fiandalternative rock,his debut album was a transition intopop punkandrap rock.[9]His second album,Come Over When You're Sober, Pt. 2,was released in 2018 and debuted at number four on theBillboard200.[10]Adocumentary filmabout him,Everybody's Everything,was released in 2019.

On November 15, 2017, two weeks after his 21st birthday, Lil Peep died on his tour bus before a scheduled performance in Tucson, his second to last scheduled show on a 33-date tour of the United States. ThePima Countymedical examiner's office, which conductedtoxicologytests on Lil Peep, ruled his cause of death an accidental overdose offentanyl,a powerfulopioid,andXanax,abenzodiazepinesedative.His death was observed as a great loss to 21st-century music. "He could have been his generation'sKurt Cobain",aRolling Stoneprofile stated.[11][12]

Early life

Lil Peep was born Gustav Elijah Åhr on November 1, 1996, inAllentown, Pennsylvania,the second child of first grade teacher Liza Womack. His maternal grandfather isJohn Womack,a formerHarvard Universityprofessor ofLatin Americanhistory and economics and a specialist onEmiliano Zapata,a leader of the early 20th centuryMexican Revolution.[13]

He had one sibling, Karl "Oskar" Åhr.[14][15]His parents were bothHarvardgraduates.[15][16]His mother's family is fromOklahomaand his father is Swedish.[17][18]Åhr's Swedish citizenship was granted to him through his father in accordance with Swedish law, which automatically grants Swedish citizenship at birth to anyone with at least one Swedish parent.[19]

Before turning five years old, he and his family relocated toLong Beach, New York,onLong Island.[20]

Education

Åhr attended Lindell Elementary School, located just across the street from his mother's apartment in Long Beach. A few days into Åhr's kindergarten year, theSeptember 11 attackstook place, and smoke plumes were visible from Åhr's kindergarten classroom. In third grade, Åhr was placed in Long Beach's gifted and talented program. Later, in middle school, he was placed in accelerated classes. He played the trombone and tuba,[21]and expressed an interest in music and fashion from a young age.

In 2012, at age 15, Åhr's parents separated. The following year, around age 16, he began experiencinganxiety,according to his mother. He began self-medicating withmarijuanaandXanax.[12]Lil Peep had a close relationship with his mother, going so far as to tattoo her initials and birthday on his arm as his first tattoo at the age of 14.[7]Following his parents' split, he moved with his mother and older brother to Long Beach, New York, where he would eventually record "Lil Peep; Part One",Feelz, Vertigo, most of" California Girls "," Garden "," In the Bedroom I Confess "," Mall Music "," Romeo's Regrets ", and several tracks that were released as singles, including" Star Shopping ".

As a teenager, Lil Peep was a self-described loner who made most of his friends online. Inspired by underground acts likeSeshollowaterboyzandiLoveMakonnen,[22]Peep made music while residing onLong Island[23]under the pseudonym "Trap Goose"[24]and lived temporarily with childhood friend Brennan Savage until both decided to move toLos Angeles.[25]

Åhr attendedLong Beach High SchoolinLido Beach, New York,In 2012, the school was impacted byHurricane Sandy,which caused the school to close for several weeks. When the school reopened, the faculty and administrators were more relaxed on students, which led Åhr to enjoy his junior year of high school more than the prior years. But when he returned for his senior year the following year, a new administration had been installed that was unfamiliar with the student body and culture. An exhausted Åhr was ready to drop out, but was assisted by a teacher named Maria Hartmann to finish school. With the help of two other teachers who Åhr knew and trusted, he finished high school by completing his last two necessary courses, English and Social Studies, and graduated six months early in January 2014.

Later that January, Åhr was accepted intoSUNY Old Westburyon Long Island, but chose not to attend, and instead enrolled as an out of state student atGlendale Community CollegeinGlendale, California,where he enrolled in one class with a middle school friend, who ultimately dropped out. After his first semester at Glendale Community College, Åhr also chose to leave, and enrolled atNassau Community CollegeinUniondale, New York,onLong Island.In fall of 2015, in his only semester at Nassau Community College, Åhr took four classes online, including two business classes, one criminal justice class, and one art history class, and was named to the dean's list.

Instead of returning for his second term, Åhr dropped out, and began performing with Schemaposse. By the end of 2015, he completed a large body of work in his bedroom.[26][27][24][28]

At the age of 18, Åhr got his first face tattoo, a broken heart below his left eye, as a sign of commitment to avoiding a straight life. "A tattoo on your face is gonna stop you from getting a lot of jobs," he later said.[12][29]

Career

In February 2016, he relocated toLos Angelesto begin a music career, performing for the first time under the stage name Lil Peep.[30]He moved to Los Angeles, he later explained, because living on Long Island depressed him.[27]

Lil Peep (left) performing withFat NickinSan Antonioin November 2016
Lil Peep performing inLos Angelesin May 2017
Lil Peep performing inAmsterdamin October 2017[31]

In Los Angeles, Lil Peep initially lived inSkid Row,where he dipped in and out of homelessness,[32]staying at Savage's apartment while Savage pursued a degree. The two eventually went separate ways,[25]and Peep met Atlanta rapper and producer JGRXXN, Florida rapperGhostemaneand Houston rapperCraig Xen,living with them while forming the collective Schemaposse.[33]He originally met Craig Xen online and was introduced to JGRXXN, who needed a singer.[34]Lil Peep also attendedGlendale Community Collegeduring his first year in Los Angeles.[20]

In 2015, Peep released his first extended play,Feelz.This was followed by his debut mixtapeLil Peep; Part One,which generated 4,000 plays in its first week. Shortly thereafter, he released a follow-up mixtape,Live Forever.[35][36]Feelz was described by Peeps close friends as sounding reminiscent ofDylan Ross,an artist who Lil Peep studied and was inspired by.[37][38]

In fall of 2015, Lil Peep began to grow in popularity, garnered by the popularity of songs such as "Star Shopping", later released as a single posthumously,[39]and made waves in underground hip hop circles.[33]Lil Peep's popularity continued to rise after the release of the song "Beamer Boy", which led to him performing live for the first time with the rest of Schemaposse in February 2016 inTucson, Arizona.[40]In April, Schemaposse broke up and Lil Peep was no longer associated with a collective, though they remained on good terms.[41]Shortly after Schemaposse's breakup, Peep began to associate with Los Angeles-based rap collectiveGothBoiClique,featuring members of the group on his full-length mixtapeCrybaby.[42]The group shared a squat in Skid Row with Peep and often shared beds.[29]Crybabywas recorded over the span of one month and was completed hours before its original release on SoundCloud in June 2016. Peep completed a majority of the mi xing and mastering himself.[22]In August,First Access Entertainment(FAE) partnered with Lil Peep on a joint venture to invest in and advise him on his career.[43]

In September 2016, Lil Peep released his fourth and final solo mixtape,Hellboy.[44]Songs fromHellboysuch as "Girls" and "OMFG" received millions of views and plays onSoundCloudand YouTube.[45]Hellboy'ssuccess led to Peep's first solo tour across the United States and Europe in the spring of 2017, which included performances in Russia and the UK for the first time in his career.[46]In May 2017, the bandMineralaccused Peep ofcopyright infringementfor including an unlicensed and uncreditedsampleof their song "LoveLetterTypewriter" on his track "Hollywood Dreaming". Peep said that he was only trying to "show some love" with the sample.[47]

Soon after the tour was completed, Peep was involved in a disentanglement with Gothboiclique, and emigrated toLondon,England, where he associated Atlanta rapper iLoveMakonnen and longtime friend Bexey, and recordedCome Over When You're Sober, Pt. 1andCome Over When You're Sober, Pt. 2,the EPGoth Angel SinnerandDiamondswith iLoveMakonnen.[48][49][50]Peep released his debut studio album, Come Over When You're Sober, Pt. 1, on August 15, 2017.[51]Shortly thereafter he embarked on his second world tour, beginning in the UK in September[52]and moving to Germany before finishing in the United States in November, which was cut short by his death.[53]

Posthumous releases

After his death, Lil Peep's fanbase and popularity grew quickly, resulting in a significant increase in sales and streams of his music.[54]The single "Awful Things"fromCome Over When You're Sober, Part Onecharted, becoming his first entry on theBillboardHot 100 at number 79.

Due to Peep's prolific work rate, a number of songs and projects were completed prior to his death. The first official posthumous release arrived within 24 hours of his death, as Wiggy, a director of many of Peep's music videos, released the official video for the then-unreleased song "16 Lines".[55]On January 12, 2018,Marshmelloofficially released a collaboration titled "Spotlight".[56]The video for "Spotlight" was released on February 12, 2018. On January 15, 2018, rapperJuicy Jreleased the song "Got 'Em Like", which featured Lil Peep andWiz Khalifa.[57]On January 27, 2018, SoundCloud rapper Teddy released a song collaboration with Lil Peep, "Dreams & Nightmares".[58]

In March 2018, Peep's music archive was acquired byColumbia Records.On May 13, 2018, a posthumous single, "4 Gold Chains",featuringClams Casino,was released as well as a music video.[59]A collaboration album between Peep and rapperiLoveMakonnenis expected to be released on Makonnen's label Warner Bros.[60]On August 17, 2018, Makonnen announced a new Lil Peep single, "Falling Down",a reworking of" Sunlight on Your Skin "that he recorded with Peep in the fall of 2017 in London. The new version features recently deceased rapperXXXTentacion,who recorded his verses following Peep's death.[61]The creation of the single was condemned by some surviving members of GothBoiClique, who said there had been unresolved conflict between the two artists stemming from latter's allegedhistory of violencetowards women.[62]This was disputed by other close friends of Lil Peep.[63]"Falling Down" was released on September 19, 2018, and peaked at number 13 on theBillboardHot 100.[64]The original "Sunlight on Your Skin" was released on September 27, 2018.[65]

On October 14, 2018, Lil Peep's estate revealed that his first posthumous project,Come Over When You're Sober, Pt. 2,was finished in September 2018 and Lil Peep's executive producer for the project, Smokeasac, confirmed that it was just awaiting approval from Peep's family.[66]On October 17, 2018, Lil Peep's estate confirmed that the lead single fromCome Over When You're Sober, Pt. 2,"Cry Alone", would be released on October 18, 2018.[67]Come Over When You're Sober, Pt. 2was released on November 9, 2018.[68]On November 1, 2018, the second single from the album, "Runaway", was officially released.[69]On November 7, 2018, the third single, "Life is Beautiful" —a remix of the track "Life" from theFeelzEP—was released.[70]

Come Over When You're Sober, Pt. 2debuted at number four on theBillboard200 with 81,000album-equivalent units(including 43,000 pure album sales), making it Lil Peep's first US top 10 album.[10][71]

On January 31, 2019, the first single from the upcoming collaboration album with iLoveMakonnen, "I've Been Waiting",featuringFall Out Boy,was released.[72]The song was originally a demo by ILoveMakonnen; Peep then performed on it, spawning a partnership that created up to 20 songs. Fall Out Boy was added to the song after Peep's death.[73]

On March 10, 2019, the documentaryEverybody's Everything,which chronicles Lil Peep's life, premiered at theSXSW Film Festival.[74]On November 1, 2019, the estate announced the release of thesoundtrackto the documentary, which features both previously released and unreleased tracks.

In April 2019, "Gym Class" and "Star Shopping", two Lil Peep singles that were originally released in March 2016 and August 2015 respectively, were re-released onto all streaming platforms by the Lil Peep estate.[75]The 2016 EPVertigowas subsequently released by the estate to streaming platforms on March 5, 2020.[76]The Peep estate officially released theCrybabymixtape with most samples cleared to all streaming platforms on June 10, 2020, to coincide with the four-year anniversary of the original release.[77]The track "falling 4 me" was missing as it could not be cleared with Radiohead.[77]The estate released theHellboymixtape with most samples cleared on September 25, 2020, the fourth anniversary of its original release.[78]The song "drive by" was reproduced due to sample clearance issues.[79]

On January 26, 2021, the estate announced that theCalifornia GirlsEP was to be re-released.[80]It was released on January 29, 2021, with a music video for the song "lil kennedy".[81]Later, on June 30, 2021, the estate announced the re-release of the Lil Peep and Lil Tracy collaboration EPs,CastlesandCastles II.They were released on July 2, 2021, with video of past live performances of certain tracks from the EPs. In the fall of 2021, the estate releasedFriendsandHigh Fashion,two previously unreleased EPs made in collaboration with Yunggoth andHarry Fraud,respectively.[82]On May 20, 2022, theFeelzEP was re-released, with the videos for "feelz" and "life" also being released.[83]On December 2, 2022, the mixtapeLIVE FOREVERwas re-released, with the music video for the mixtape's title track also being released.[84]

On September 1, 2023, the estate released the collaboration withILoveMakonnen"November" on all platforms. The estate also confirmed the duo's 2017 collaboration albumDiamondswould be released on September 8, 2023.[85]

On November 10, 2023, the estate released the projectCome Over When You're Sober, Pt. 2 (OG Version).[86]The album features the original recorded versions of nine songs from the eventualCome Over When You're Sober, Pt. 2release from 2018. It also featured the first official release of the song "in the car".

Fashion

Lil Peep had been into fashion since his teenage years, and during the last months of his life he modelled forVloneand was invited to and attended several fashion shows such asBalmainmen's show atParis Fashion WeekandMonclerGamme Bleu MFW Mens Spring Summer show inMilan.[87][88][89]Nico Amarca ofHypebeastsaid, "Even though Peep's brand of trendy sits on a far more niche spectrum than most modern-day tastemakers, something that largely attributed to his success. In a time where genuine individuality is becoming increasingly obsolete, Peep was the tattoo-covered, Manic Panic-hued mall rat the creative world needed to disrupt its ever-growing homogeny."[90]RapperPlayboi Cartidescribed Lil Peep as a "trendsetter".[90]

His style has been described as evoking fashion styles associated with emo[91]andmall goth.[92]He often wore items including graffitied jackets, colored fur,[93]and pink clothes.[92]He citedFat Mike,Marcelo Burlon andthe Casualtiesas style influences. In a 2017 interview withGQ,he stated:

I never dress the same way for a week—I'll dress like a whole other person the next week. I like to get weird and mix things. Not necessarily draw on the streets, but mix darker, dirtier cultures with high class shit. And kind of fuse them together and see how they can become one. And I think that already happens when I put on any really elegant piece of clothing, because of the way I look. You expect me to dress like a fucking punk.[87]

In late 2018, it was announced that a Lil Peep clothing line was being created called "No Smoking" (stylized as "NO SMOK!NG" ) which was developed before Lil Peep's death.[94]

Musical style

"Move On Be Strong"
"Move On Be Strong" contains a sample fromAvenged Sevenfold.The song combinesdistortedguitarriffswith abrasivetrap beatsand features Lil Peep's use ofscreaming vocals.
"Cobain"
"Cobain" from his breakthrough mixtapeHellboy(2016) harbors downcast lyrics, and the title referencesNirvanafrontmanKurt Cobain.[95]Lil Peep intones emotionally raw lines laced with hazy, narcoticmelodiesin adeadpanvoice.[96][97]The song features poignant samples of "Bad News" byindie-folksinger-songwriterOwen.[96]
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Lil Peep was described as makinglo-fi rap,[98]being an "emo-trap heart throb"[99]and an "emo rapper".[100][101]Music journalists often compared Lil Peep to singer-songwriter and guitaristKurt Cobain.[102]New York Timesmusic criticJon Caramanicadefined Peep as theKurt Cobainof lo-fi rap, describing his music as gloomy and diabolically melodic.[103]Lil Peep himself encouraged the connection and persona in his musical and lyrical content, saying that he wanted to become the "New Kurt Cobain".[102][15]According to Angus Harrison fromThe Guardian,Lil Peep was "repurposing Kurt Cobain for bedroom diarists who are more used to rap than they are guitars."[104]

AllMusicdescribed Lil Peep's music as a blend ofhip hopandrockinfluences along withtrap,punk,anddream pop.[105]His songs generally drew on thetriple-timehi-hatsofSouthern rapand the angsty introspection ofpost-hardcore.[104]He combined elements of emo andpop punkinto rap music, bringing a fresh take on the genre.[106]This resulted in him being described as the "future of emo" by Steven J. Horowitz of online magazinePitchfork.[106]

Lil Peep is recognised forsamplingbeginning from his early career,[107]including material of rock bands such asBlink-182,Real Friends,Underoath,Death Cab for Cutie,Brand New,[108]Red Hot Chilli Peppers,Oasis,Avenged Sevenfold,Thirty Seconds to Mars,The Cure,Marilyn MansonandEvanescence,[109]among the others.

As a burgeoning artist, Lil Peep gained a significant amount of traction in thealternative hip-hopscene, establishing a better platform for himself to speak to fans about topics of his concern such asmental health.[3]His lyrical themes include topics such asdepression,drug use,past relationships, andsuicidal thoughtsand meshes together third-wave emo, alternative rock, pop-punk and dream pop with trap music and hip-hop.[105]A close friend and the executive producer ofCome Over When You're Sober, Pt. 1said that Peep "wanted to give a voice to people that suffer from anxiety and depression, people who have been abused, bullied, and the people who were misunderstood like him. He had demons of his own and he faced those demons by creating music."[23]

Personal life

Lil Peep was candid about struggles with his sexuality,depression,heartbreak, and drug use.[110]Lil Peep came out asbisexualin a Twitter post on August 8, 2017.[111][112][106]He took to Twitter to open up about this aspect of his personal life to his fans.[3]Lil Peep simply stated, "yes i'm bi sexual."[106]After coming out as bisexual, he would regularly confronthomophobesonTwitter.[113]He was also known collaborators withiLoveMakonnen,an openly gay recording artist whose music also blurs the line between rap and rock.[113]

Lil Peep came out around the time he and actress and singerBella Thornebegan dating in September 2017.[106][114]Shortly after the release of his debut studio album, the two were spotted kissing. They briefly dated, before Thorne became involved with rapperMod Sun.[106]While on theCome Over When You're Sober tour,Lil Peep had met and started dating Instagram influencer Arzaylea Rodriguez around the time of his death in November.[115]

Lil Peep actively talked about his issues with depression,anxietyandsubstance abuseand stated that he hadbipolar disorder.[27]Alongside drug use, Lil Peep struggled withsuicidal impulsesthat date back to his adolescent years.[116]On the track "OMFG" from his breakthrough mixtapeHellboy,Lil Peep talked about wanting to kill himself.[117]During an interview, he was asked if he was suicidal. Lil Peep replied, "Yeah, it is serious. I suffer from depression and some days I wake up and I'm like, Fuck, I wish I didn't wake up. That was part of why I moved to California, trying to get away from the place that was doing that to me, and the people I was around."[117]He continued, "I realized it was just myself—it's achemical imbalancein my brain. Some days I'll be very down and out, but you won't be able to tell, really, because I don't express that side of myself on social media. That's the side of myself that I express through music. That's my channel for letting all that shit out. "[117]He claims the frankness with which he spoke about difficulties in his life led to an intense connection with his fans through his music. In an interview withThe Times,Lil Peep stated, "They tell me that it saved their lives. They say that I stopped them from committing suicide, which is a beautiful thing.... It's great for me to hear. It helps. It boosts me, because music saved my life as well."[116]

Lil Peep was not medicated for depression. While those around him insisted, he did not want to, and opted to insteadsmoke cannabisand consume whichever other drugs came his way.[117]In his final interview before his death with Zane Lowe, Peep confessed that his depression was getting worse saying "Things just get worse. Things already get worse and worse and worse every day."[118]Lil Peep regularly referencedaddictions to cocaine,ecstasyandXanaxin his lyrics and posts on social media,[119]where he described himself as a "productive junkie" and advised his audience to avoid drug use.[120]

At the time of his death, Lil Peep was residing inPortobello Road,London, with his friend and close collaborator Bexey,[121][27]and Smokeasac. The move was provoked by Peep's need to escape his circumstances and his then-collective GothBoiClique.[49][97]

Death

On November 15, 2017, Lil Peep was found dead on his tour bus when his manager went to check on him in preparation for that night's performance at aTucson, Arizona,venue.[122]Foul play was not suspected,[123]with his death believed to be from an overdose.[124]In a series ofInstagramposts in the hours leading up to his death, Lil Peep claimed to have ingestedpsilocybin mushroomsandcannabis concentrate.In another, he claimed to have consumed sixXanaxpills following a video depicting his attempts to drop an unidentified pill into his mouth several times before successfully swallowing one and shaking a full prescription bottle. A subsequent post was captioned, "When I die, you'll love me."[125]In the days after his death, a police report revealed that Lil Peep had taken a nap around 5:45 p.m. before the concert. His manager checked on him twice and found him sleeping and breathing fine, but was unable to wake him. When the manager checked on Lil Peep a third time, he was unresponsive and not breathing. Lil Peep's manager performedCPRbefore medics arrived, though he was pronounced dead at the scene.[126]

On December 8,Pima County's Office of the Medical Examiner certified his cause of death as an accidental overdose from the powerful pain medicationfentanyland thebenzodiazepineXanax,asedative.[127]Toxicology tests were also positive forcannabis,cocaineand the painkillerTramadol.Urine tests also showed the presence of multiple powerfulopioids,includinghydrocodone,hydromorphone(marketed under the brand name Dilaudid),oxycodoneandoxymorphone.There was no alcohol in his system.[1]

Wrongful death lawsuit

The rapper's mother Liza Womack filedwrongful death chargesagainst Lil Peep's managementFAE grpin 2019, accusing them of "negligence and other breaches of contract which, the lawsuit alleges, contributed to his death in 2017 of an accidental drug overdose." Among the claims in the lawsuit are that FAE was complicit in providing access to "illegal drugs" and "prescription medications", and that the company knowingly allowed drug use to take place during the rapper's tour "despite being aware of his addiction". At one point, the lawsuit charges that FAE encouraged the star to take drugs.[128]In a responding statement, FAE expressed disappointment in the lawsuit:

Lil Peep's death from an accidental drug overdose was a terrible tragedy. However, the claim that First Access Entertainment, any of its employees, or Chase Ortega, or anyone else under our auspices, was somehow responsible for, complicit in, or contributed to his death is categorically untrue. In fact, we consistently encouraged Peep to stop abusing drugs and to distance himself from the negative influence of the drug users and enablers with whom he chose to associate.[128]

FAE formally filed court documents at theLos Angeles County Superior Courton December 23, 2019, to dispute all claims, including claims of negligence, breach of contract, "and wrongful death". Stennett toldRolling Stonethat "[she] felt very protective of Lil Peep from day one." In later documents and court filings, the company said that their work with Lil Peep was an "arm's length business arrangement", something disputed by the rapper's mother.[129]

Despite court filings, FAE supported the release of Peep's firstposthumousalbumCome Over When You're Sober, Pt. 2(2018), which reached number four on the USBillboard200chart, a career-best for the rapper.[130]At the start of 2020, the company released statements about their belief that they had no contractual responsibility for Lil Peep's personal life, and that a ruling to suggest so would damage management businesses, "Imposing a duty on FAE Ltd. or FAE LLC to prevent [Lil Peep's] drug overdose would extend the boundaries of legal obligations far beyond any precedent, and far beyond the contractual obligations and reasonable expectations of parties doing business. It would convert businesses engaged in the music and entertainment industries into full-time babysitters for artists. That clearly was not the parties' intent upon entering 'the JVA [(joint-venture agreement)].'"[131]

After four years in the court system, the lawsuit was settled in February 2023 before going to trial.[132]While the majority of the terms of the settlement were not made public, it was revealed that, moving forward, Peep's entire catalog of music would move from FAE to the care of his surviving family.[133]

Tributes

Numerous artists in the music industry paid tribute to Lil Peep following his death, includingDiplo,Post Malone,Pete Wentz,Marshmello,Mark Ronson,Zane Lowe,Sam Smith,Bella Thorne,Trippie Redd,A$AP Nast,Rich Brian,Playboi Carti,Ugly God,Lil Uzi Vert,Lil Xan,Logic,Ty Dolla Sign,Lil Pump,XXXTentacion,Justin Bieber,Dua Lipa,andEl-P.[134][135][136][137]Jon Caramanica,a music critic forThe New York Times,held a special remembrance podcast episode to honor Peep following his death which was released on November 22, 2017.[138]Good Charlottealso honored Lil Peep, releasing a cover of "Awful Things", which was shown at his memorial in Long Beach, New York on December 2, 2017.[139]Three Days Gracepaid tribute by posting a video on Instagram and Twitter of a remix of Peep's song "Witchblades" featuringLil Tracy.The remixed song's beat was a slowed down instrumental track of the band's song "The Real You". Lil Peep would be mentioned byJuicy J(who had collaborated with him before his death) onRae Sremmurd's "Powerglide".Lil Peep was also honored during the60th Grammy Awards.On June 19, 2018,Juice Wrldreleased a two-song EP titledToo Soon..dedicated to him and XXXTentacion, the latter beingkilled in June 2018.[140][141]InThe 1975track, "Love It If We Made It",there is a lyric that gives a tribute to Lil Peep:" Rest in peace Lil Peep, The poetry is in the streets ".[142]In the song "Glass House" byMachine Gun Kelly,which pays tribute to many deceased artists, Lil Peep is mentioned in the lines: "Wish Lil Peep and me had met, but I can't get that back". Fellow emo rapper XXXTentacion shared similar sentiments, saying that if he and Lil Peep had known each other better that they would have been good friends.[143]XXXTentacion recorded a verse for a song in tribute to Lil Peep prior to his own murder, which was later turned into the posthumous collaboration "Falling Down".Grimesstated that she wrote the song "Delete Forever"on the night of Lil Peep's death, with the lyrics being inspired by substance abuse.[144]

Lil Peep was cremated atHuntington Station, New York.[20]On December 2, 2017, friends, family and fans paid their respects to Lil Peep at his memorial inLong Beach, New York.[145]A memorial was also held in London on the same day that a large picture of Lil Peep was projected onto the side of theHouses of Parliamentincentral London.[146]

Legacy and influence

Before he died of an accidentaloverdoseon November 15, 2017, inTucson,Lil Peep was believed to be on track in takingSoundCloud rapinto the pop mainstream.[147]

Before dying at the age of 21, Lil Peep came to be an inspiration to outcasts andyouth subculturesdrawn together by the internet.[148]He earned legions of fans in a short time from bothhip hopandemosubcultures.[149]Although he did not claim so himself, he is widely considered to have made a style of music that has been since regarded "emo rap".[150][104]He has been credited as the leading figure of the mid–late 2010semo musicscene[151]and is commonly cited as an inspiration for upcoming emo rappers.[152]

At the time of Lil Peep's death, he was on the cusp of something significant. Three months earlier, he'd releasedCome Over When You're Sober, Pt. 1,the album that took the skeleton sound he'd developed in his bedroom — emo sentimentality, thunderous hip-hop underbelly, rock-star insouciance — and thickened it up. His mixtapesHellboyandCrybaby,released on SoundCloud, were on the front lines of hip-hop's open-eared engagement with other genres, as well as documents of the ways emo and pop-punk had begun to make room for hip-hop. He was at the musical vanguard and, covered in a symphony of tattoos, an emerging fashion icon as well. –New York Timesmusic criticJon Caramanica[153]

In 2017,Pitchforkhailed Lil Peep as "the future of emo".[106]Regarding his death, in January 2018,John Jeremiah SullivanofGQwrote, "When Lil Peep died late last year, he left behind an outsized legacy."[154]Rolling Stonejournalist Elias Leight concurred similarly and wrote that Lil Peep's "rise to stardom was powered by relentless drive."[155]A profile on his artistry was written byBillboardeditor Steven Horowitz.[106]The lengthy article resulted in an influx ofthink piecescentered around Lil Peep amongst writers, with music publications such asNoiseydiscussing his role within the broader emo genre. Though it allowed Peep to gather attention from a wide audience beyond his SoundCloud base, the piece polarized readers, some of whom protested applying the "future of emo" label to the young rapper in the headline.[150][106]However, Lil Peep has since become regarded being an integral part of a "post-emo revivalstyle ofhip hopandrock",[156][157][158][159]and had been described as "arguably the biggest emo icon of the past few years"[160]

The death of Lil Peep left an impact on several of his musical contemporaries.[161]Lil Uzi Vertoffered tribute by sharing on Twitter an edited version of one of the final photos Lil Peep had shared online.[161]The news of Lil Peep's death greatly affected Lil Uzi Vert, who shortly tweeted, "We would love 2 stop..... but do you really care cause we been onxanaxall fucking year. [...] Rip buddy I 100% understand and I don't fault u. "[161]The prescription pillsXanaxhas since become an epidemic in the hip hop realm, particularly among the current SoundCloud generation.[162]TheSoundCloud rapscene Lil Peep originated from is notorious for its drug use, with artists often abusing prescription pills such as Xanax which have since become a go-tometaphorin their lyrics.[163]In an assessment of the reactions, many were hopeful Lil Peep's death has served as a wake-up call for the community regardingdrug abuse.[162]After offering their thoughts, Lil Uzi Vert indicated they were looking to do something for themselves in response to Lil Peep's untimely death.[162]Lil Uzi Vert also seemed to make attempts todetox,and the following Thursday tweeted an update saying they weresoberfor the day and already shaking.[161]

In the years following his death, Lil Peep became influential on the development of thee-girls and e-boyssubculture.[164]

In addition to calling him "the future of emo",Pitchforkalso posited that Lil Peep's willingness to be vulnerable was an antidote to the toxic attitude towards women, which in the past has been a core element of hip-hop culture and itsrap-rockvariant.[165]According to fellow GothBoiClique member, Fish Narc, Lil Peep explicitly rejected contemporary SoundCloud rapper XXXTentacion for his alleged history ofviolence against his ex-girlfriend,spending time and money removing XXXTentacion's songs from hisSpotifyplaylists.[62]On the contrary, rapper Fat Nick, a mutual friend of Lil Peep and XXXTentacion, said on Twitter that right before Peep died, he and Peep had a conversation about XXXTentacion and had planned to meet up with him, and that XXXTentacion was "super happy about it".[63]Fat Nick also spoke about the matter on an Instagramlivestream,where he dismissed the claims from Fish Narc and others about tension between XXXTentacion and Lil Peep, and confirmed that Lil Peep wanted to meet XXXTentacion once he was off tour. In the livestream, he also implied that members of GothBoiClique were responsible for Lil Peep's death, saying, "Some of y'all are siding with the people that took advantage of Peep. I don't get it... That's crazy. Y'all say shit about fucking X, but you're not saying shit about the people that killed [Lil Peep]... The people that gave him fentanyl. Y'all don't say shit to them."[166]After this, Fish Narc faced criticism for his initial statement condemning the song. Fish Narc responded on Twitter, "I feel that people think I am trying to insult X. But really I wish him rest. I protest a posthumous collab between unaffiliated artists", and clarified that he did not wish to attack XXXTentacion and that his comments were, "how I interpreted what Peep told me as a friend."[167][168]When the posthumous 2018 single, "Falling Down",was created without Lil Peep's consent, uniting the two deceased rappers, some Lil Peep fans and some of Lil Peep's friends opposed the retroactive inclusion of XXXTentacion. Some surviving band members posted a story ontoInstagramdisavowing the collaboration and imploring others not to listen to it.[62]Following his death,Micbemoaned: "Sadly, Peep had barely just begun bringing emo into the future with a message that many of his less woman-friendly influences, likeBrand New,have failed to put forward. "He continued saying," For a 'crybaby' who left this world so young, Peep inspired a lot of people to keep going. "[165]The day after hearing news of his death, rapperLil Bpaid tribute through a tweet. He wrote, "I remember Lil peep telling me he is against thesexual abuseof women and people in the music industry... I will continue to push his vision. "[169]

Achievements

Having arisen from SoundCloud scene, Lil Peep was a large presence on social media and came to be revered online.[170][104]He attracted acult followingthrough the songs he released and their emotional, downtrodden lyrics.[171]Lil Peep also enjoyed the draw of hisYouTubechannel, where several millions of views were generated by his music videos for "Awful Things", "Benz Truck","The Brightside"among others.[110]

According toThe Atlantic,"If you were going to bet on the young musicians most likely to soon be superstars, until yesterday, a lot of smart money would have been on Lil Peep."[149]Lil Peep had laid before him a promising career, which had been on the rise since 2015 thanks to a series of tracks,EPsandmixtapesreleased on SoundCloud.[110]After being around for a little more than a year, Lil Peep had already managed to amass millions of hits on YouTube and SoundCloud.[170]A year after posting his first song, Lil Peep attracted 82,000 followers on SoundCloud and 112,000 followers onInstagram.[117]The burgeoning rapper had generated millions of onlinestreamsbefore releasing his debut albumCome Over When You're Sober Pt. 1in August 2017.[172]Despite being involved withGothBoiCliquefor the shortest amount of time, Lil Peep became the first member of the group to be paid serious critical attention as well as tour internationally.[170]Due in part to his divisive nature, Lil Peep made his way ontoPitchfork's"Best Songs of the Year "list and completed a largely sold-out tour of Russia and Europe.[170]

Discography

Main article:Lil Peep discography

Studio albums

Collaborative albums

Filmography

Year Title Role Ref.
2019 Everybody's Everything Himself (archival footage) [173]

Concert tours

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